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In February 1903, U.S. Senator Hamilton Kean spoke against Arizona's statehood. He said Mormons who fled from Idaho to Mexico would return to the U.S. and mix in the politics of Arizona. [44] In 1912, Arizona almost entered the Union as part of New Mexico in a Republican plan to keep control of the U.S. Senate. The plan, while accepted by most ...
The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, [1] until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the annexation of northwestern Arizona on January 18, 1867. An enlargeable map of the United States after the admission of Arizona to the Union on February 14, 1912. An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since Hawaiiʻi was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
1912: February 14: George W. P. Hunt assumes office as the first Governor of the State of Arizona. U.S. President William Howard Taft issues Proclamation 1180: Admitting Arizona to the Union. [8] The Territory of Arizona becomes the State of Arizona, the 48th U.S. state. 1911: June 28
The name of Urrea's ranch was Arizona, meaning "the good oak tree". [24] 1751 – The O'odham people rebel against the Spanish, but the rebellion is put down. [25] 1752 – In response to the rebellion, the Spanish construct a presidio at Tubac, the first permanent European settlement in Arizona. [25] 1757 – Tumacácori Mission established. [26]
Four states (Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, and Pennsylvania) have expanded substantially by acquiring additional federal territory after their initial admission to the Union. In 1912, Arizona was the last state established in the contiguous United States, commonly called the "lower 48".
Since Arizona's admission to the Union in February 1912, [1] it has participated in 28 United States presidential elections.. Since the 1950s, Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, with the party carrying the state in all subsequent elections except 1996 and 2020 (and even then, Democrats won with narrow pluralities). [2]
The U.S. territory of Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. ... People from pre-statehood Arizona (4 C, 7 P) A. Archaeological sites in Arizona ...